Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 3a vs Xiaomi Mi 9T vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

general General Info

Manufacturer Google Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced 2019, May June 2019 March 2020
Status Available. Released 2019, May Coming Soon - June 2019 Coming Soon - April 2020
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Carbon black, Red flame, Glacier blue Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm
(6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Splash-proof
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
User Interface - MIUI 10 MIUI 11
Processor Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 615 Adreno 618 Adreno 618
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
450 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 6.39 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.99% 86.23% 84.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Yes FM radio, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
Motorized pop-up 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP Punch-Hole, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -